Maredsous 8

Beautiful brown color that is a lovely ruby-red when held up to a light. Nice toasted flavor with just the right balance of sweetness and malts.

Bottle, BB 10/2007. Poured deep, raisiney-garnet with a huge cap of rocky beige head.. sticky lacing as it descended. The aroma picked up semi-sweet chocolate and caramel with dusty herbal notes and some apparent oxidation.. some detergenty notes as it warmed up a bit. The flavor had a nice undertow of aged caramel with anise and other dark spices.. sweeter chocolates rise on the back half of the drink and pair well with the caramel at the warm finish. Medium-bodied with a creamy feel through most of the drink.. there were unfortunate lighter, oxidiz-ey moments scattered throughout. Overall quite good, and I’d gladly have another.

Bottle. Poured a deep brown, almost reddish color with a big, thick creamy head that lasted forever. This beer laced beautifully as well. Good aroma of malt and yeast and a little alcohol. Very smooth beer, didn’t notice the 8% at all. After smelling it, I was expecting it to be able to taste it but I couldn’t. A little bitter aftertaste to this one kept me from scoring it higher but I was overall impressed with this one. Not the best beer I’ve ever had, but a long way from being the worst. Enjoyed this Belgian quite a bit.

Bottle. Poured a deep brown body with thin head. Aroma is chocolate, yeast, some earthy tones. Flavor is dark chocolate, dried fruits, plums. Very dry and fruity tasting. A decent beer but one that I wouoldn’t revisit.

Bottle. Pours a reddish brown with a thin off-white head. Aroma is caramel malts, some dark fruit (sweet) and some yeast/bread. Flavor is heavy with the caramel malts, some nutty notes, the dark fruits and yeast. A touch on the dry side. Quite drinkable.

Nice cloudy head and wonderful plum and ripe fruit and dry nuts aroma throughout, very dense but clean and easy going down. Great example of the dubbel style.

Pours a clear brown. Moderate head retention. Toasted bread aroma gives way to sweet toasted malt flavor. Finishes quickly. Fairly simple and pleasant dubbel.

Bottle. Poured a reddish brown. Translucent with a nicely lacing off-white head. Aroma is sweet and malty. Fairly dry nutty character to this sweet ale. Full bodied.